Staff Q&A: What one gift would you give to Baltimore?

•••• Peace. And by peace, that has to include education, employment, a clean environment, good nutrition, health care and better mass transit. I’m not asking too much, right? Anne Tallent, editor, b

•••• An NBA team. I’d even be down with purple uniforms. Wesley Case, reporter, b

•••• A magical way to eliminate all the rats. I’m pretty sure a highly organized ratocracy has developed in the alley behind my house. I admire their universal health care plan, though. Jordan Bartel, assistant editor, b

•••• Probably one of those popcorn tins with the three different flavors because I couldn’t think of anything better. Or maybe socks. Jan Diehm, designer, b

•••• A better sense of style. That is all. John-John Williams IV, reporter, The Baltimore Sun

•••• An iPhone for everyone so they can listen to Z104.3 on iHeart Radio!! :) Mick Lee, Z104.3

•••• I’ve always thought we need a large park in the central part of the city. I’d tear down a few blocks of abandoned homes and put in some fields, a playground and a running track. Olivia Hubert-Allen, community manager,The Baltimore Sun